About -

I was raised in southern Idaho in a happy house filled with children, music, science, dancing and stories.

It's hard to imagine we all fit in the small cottage my parents owned.

As child, I enjoyed sitting on a branch in the apple tree looking at the sky and earth below me.

My older sister and I sometimes picked a green apple and ate it, until...one day my sister took a bite into her apple and said, "Look, there's half a worm."

I've had many adventures in my life. Some I really enjoyed. While earning a music degree from Utah State University, I performed in Central Europe visiting seven countries. Sharing my gift of song and stories have been happy moments.

Some adventures, I did not care for. Life has its way of throwing you curve balls and I've been hit by a few.

My father once told me he felt the key to my ability to compose beautiful music was because I had known deep sorrow.

Each journey and adventure I took gave me experience and added meaning. The whole of it helped me become the person I am. I am content with who I am.